36 D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



MUSK MELON 



Plant the seed in hills six feet apart each way, dropping ten to twelve seeds in a hill. After the plants begin to 

 crowd and the striped beetles are pretty well gone thin to four of the most vigorous plants in a hill. Give frequent but 

 shallow cultivation, until the plants make runners so long, that this is impracticable. Rich earth for the young plants 

 is far" better than manure, but if the latter must be used, see that it is well rotted and thoroughly mixed with the soil. 



If the plants grow very rank, more and finer fruit will be secured by allowing the main branch to continue growing 

 but pinch off the end of each side branch after it has one fruit set. The quality of melons of all varieties is largely de- 

 pendent upon conditions of gro^vth and ripening. Unhealthy vines or unfavorable weather produces fruit of compara- 

 tively poor flavor. 



The plants are liable to attack from the striped beetles which are so numerous in some cases as to destroy them. The 

 beetles may be kept off by frequent dusting with air slacked lime, soot or sifted ashes dikited with fine road earth. Care 

 should be taken not to use too much of any of the above materials or the vines will be injured. Should even the diluted 

 material prove injurious to the vine, use road earth only, as frequent dusting with this alone will often prove effective, 

 especially if a wind is blowing. 



GREEN FLESHED VARIETIES 



kiXtra llarly Citron valuable on account of its 

 extreme earliness, hardiness and great productiveness. 

 The skin is green becoming yellowish at maturity. The 

 flesh is light green, sweet and of good quality. Pkt. 6c; 

 Oz. 10c; 5i Oz. 30c; ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



l/a-riM-sr I inrl ^"i^^© rather small but vigorous and 

 jenny l-iiniJ. productive. Fruit small, somewhat 

 flattened, deeply ribbed; flesh green and exceedingly 

 sweet. It ripens early and on account of its size is par- 

 ticularly good for hotel use. We know of no green fleshed 

 melon maturing equally as early that is of more excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. ^Oc; J^ Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 



Extra Early Hackensack Sfs f me SisM,fct 



stock, very different and much superior to that often sold 

 as Extra Eaz'ly Hackensack. The fruit is medium sized, 

 nearly round, evenly and deeply ribbed and with very 

 coarse netting The flesh is green, a little coarse but very 

 juicy, sweet and well flavored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 



2 Oz. 35c; H Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Netted Gem, or Rocky Ford I'tlo^l 



one of the most popular of small or basket melons and is 

 shipped in large quantities from Colorado and Arizona. 

 The fruit is oval, slightly ribbed, densely covered with fine 

 netting. Flesh thick, green, very sweet and high flavored. 

 We offer an exceptionally fine stock of this early sort, 

 the fruit being very uniform in 

 shape and quality and of the 

 even size so desirable in a ship- 

 ping melon. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 

 30z. 30c; %Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Early White i^\\\?\ 



I _ medium sized variety 



ja.pa.n of fine quality. Fruit 

 oval, white with green flesh 

 which is very sweet and highly 

 flavored. One of the best for 

 the home garden. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 30c; % Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 



l>_li.;_,__„_ Fruit medium 



Daltimore sized, ovai, 



or Ar»m*» slightly pointed 

 or >\dllt5 at stem end, 



sUghtly ribbed, covered when 



ripe with coarse netting. Flesh 



thick, green, very fine flavored 



and sweet. A sure cropper 



and one of the most uniformly 



good, green fleshed melons on 



our list. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 



3 0z. 35c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Cosmopolitan ""^^T^. 



introduced by us in 1894 and 

 combining, as it does, the firm, 

 sweet flesh of the French Can- 

 taloupe and the delicious flavor 

 of the American ]\Iusk Melon, it 

 is truly cosmopolitan in charac- 

 ter. It is the most beautiful of 

 the green fleshed melons. Fruit 

 slightly oval, nearly round, 

 without ribs. Color'light green 

 but becoming covered at ma- 

 turity with dense silver gray 

 netting. The flesh is green, 

 firm, sweet and uniformly high 

 flavored. Pkt. 5c: Oz. 15c: 

 aOz. 35c;%Lb.40c;Lb.$1.50 



PViaTTinion MarL-rf^f ^"^"^^^ large, round or shght- 

 ^nampiOn IViarKet ly oval, with very shallow 

 depressions and covered with dense netting. Flesh green, 

 of medium texture, very thick and sweet The variety is 

 an improvement on Montreal in earliness and productive- 

 ness and will suit those who like a large, sweet, green 

 fleshed sort. It can always be depended upon for a good 

 crop. Pkt. 5c;Oz. 15c;3 0z. 35c; ig Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Hackensack, or Turk's Cap Lrge, ^the 



diameter much more than the length: ribs large and *of 

 irregular Avidth, densely covered with coarse netting; 

 flesh green, thick, coarse but very sweet and fine flavored. 

 Our stock is true to the "Turk's Cap'' type and after care- 

 ful comparison Avith that of other growers we do not 

 hesitate to pronounce it the best in the country. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Improved Large Green Nutmeg y-gor! 



ous, hardy, productive; fruit very large, round, slightly 

 flattened at both ends, ribbed, covered with coarse net- 

 ting; flesh very thick and of the highest flavor. Pkt. oc; 

 Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; H Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Rav "\/'i**'iA7' -'^^^it of the lai'gest size, frequently weigh- 

 lJO.y V lew^ ing ten to fifteen pounds, long, deeply 

 ribbed and covered with coarse netting; flesh green, thick 

 and of fine flavor. By far the best of the large late 

 maturing melons and so hardy that we specially recom- 

 mend it to inexperienced cultivators. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 3 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



"^ Netted Gem, or Rocky Ford 



